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  • Using PennOpen Pass for the early detection of COVID-19

    The daily symptom tracker is a critical step in ongoing efforts to safely resume academic, research, and clinical activities across campus.
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    For member of the Penn community who are engaged with on-campus academic, research, or clinical activities, the PennOpen Pass daily symptom tracker program acts as an early warning system to help reduce the spread COVID-19. 

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  • From a desert to an oasis: Penn engages in ambitious greening effort in the Sahel
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    In Senegal, the ambitious Dakar Greenbelt project seeks to create an extensive network of ecological infrastructure in and around the city to sustainably address environmental concerns and enhance urban life. With support from David Gouverneur and Ellen Neises, Ph.D. candidate Rob Levinthal in the Weitzman School of Design led two courses that included a field trip to Dakar, that culminated in students presenting their visions for parts of the Greenbelt.

    (Image: Courtesy of Chaowu Li)

    From a desert to an oasis: Penn engages in ambitious greening effort in the Sahel

    Students from the Weitzman School of Design journeyed to Senegal to help with a massive ecological and infrastructural greening effort as part of their coursework. The Dakar Greenbelt aims to combat desertification and promote sustainable urban growth.

    Jan 31, 2025